Introduction to Leathercraft

This full-day workshop is a little more intensive and participants have the option of creating a larger, and more complicated, piece than in the half-day workshop. Participants will learn about tools and materials used in leathercraft including pattern making, pyrography (branding), carving, dyeing, finishing, hand-sewing and adding basic hardware. Participants will have their choice of project including several small bag/clutch patterns from our original patterns. Each participant will go home with a finished project.

Upcoming Classes:

May 14, 2022
June 4, 2022

All classes run 10am - 4pm in our Kenmore, Washington studio

This is a Skills Class: These classes focus on building the skills necessary to complete a project from start-to-finish on your own. In the full and half-day classes students will learn about the unique properties of vegetable tanned leather and how to choose the right leather for their project. Students will select the leather for their project and use a pattern to cut and punch the pieces for their project (pattern construction is covered in the two-day Handbag Design & Construction Class only). Students will then add pattern and color using branding tools, paints and dyes, and then will learn assembly techniques such as riveting, hand-sewing, adding buckles and bag closures. Students will leave with a finished piece.

COVID 19 SAFETY: All attendees must be fully vaccinated, show proof of vaccine, and masks must be worn properly at all times during class (covering mouth and nose). There will be no exceptions to this policy.